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Industry Insight | Testing & Measurements | Q2 2025
How Testing & Measurement Must Evolve to Bolster Networks & Connectivity in the Era of Al, NaaS, and Broadband
The world of testing and measurement must undergo a fundamental shift—in its architecture, execution, and precision —to bolster networks and connectivity against three powerful drivers: the explosion of Al with its stringent demands, the rise of Naas with its inherent dynamism, and the rapid shift from private to broadband networks with their unpredictable variability.
AI's Stringent Requirements Demand High-Scale, High-Precision Testing & Monitoring
Connectivity is being pushed to its limits by Al workloads, imposing uncompromising demands for micro-second latency, ultra-capacity bandwidth, and always-on reliability. Meeting this bar requires testing that combines high precision-analyzing traffic at an extraordinary level of granularity-with unprecedented scale-validating massive traffic workloads. This is the fundamental challenge networks and equipment must overcome to deliver Al-ready connectivity.
NaaS's Dynamic Services Demand Orchestrated, On-Demand Testing & Monitoring
NaaS redefines connectivity-instantiated, modified, and retired on demand in real time across the network. This dynamic model requires testing that is orchestrated – embedded into automated workflows—and on-demand, ensuring validation across the entire service lifecycle. This is the fundamental challenge networks and equipment must overcome to deliver NaaS-like connectivity.
Broadband's Unpredictable Variability Demands Elastic, Adaptable Testing & Monitoring
Broadband is reshaping connectivity as providers move from private lines to shared-access technologies like PON and DOCSIS, offering massive reach but introducing unpredictable variability due to shared access and fluctuating demand. This calls for testing to be both elastic-scaling with changing load-and adaptable-reconfiguring quickly to shifting conditions-so performance remains dependable even over variable infrastructures. This is the fundamental challenge networks and equipment must overcome to deliver business-grade connectivity over broadband infrastructures.